brown-nose nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di brown-nose nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.brown-nose [ingl brit, ingl am ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz] ingl am colloq SOST

brown-nose

lèche-cul mf inv sl

brown-nose

lèche-bottes mf inv colloq

II.brown-nose [ingl brit, ingl am ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz] ingl am colloq VB vb trans

brown-nose

lécher les bottes de colloq

Traduzioni di brown-nose nel dizionario francese»inglese

I.lécher [leʃe] VB vb trans

1. lécher (avec la langue):

lécher cuillère, assiette

to lick

lèche la crème que tu as sur les doigts

lick the cream off your fingers

il a léché tout ce qui restait dans l'assiette/le bol

he's licked the plate/bowl clean

2. lécher (effleurer):

lécher flamme:

to lick

lécher mer:

to lap against

3. lécher (peaufiner) colloq:

lécher œuvre

to polish

traduction léchée

polished translation

4. lécher colloq:

lécher les vitrines

to go window-shopping

II.se lécher VB vb rifl

se lécher vb rifl:

se lécher les doigts

to lick one's fingers

III.lécher [leʃe]

lécher les bottes colloq de qn

to lick sb's boots colloq

lécher les bottes colloq de qn

to brown-nose sb ingl am sl

lécher le cul volg sl à qn

to lick sb's arse ingl brit volg sl

lécher le cul volg sl à qn

to kiss sb's ass ingl am volg sl

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

They only admitted those who refused to brown-nose the leadership for a promotion.

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You go ice-skating together, brown-nose each other's parents, host try-hard drinks parties, exchange twee personalised gifts and generally nauseate everyone by being full of happiness, hygge and hugs.

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I call it an inability to brown-nose.

www.theregister.co.uk